BUSY WEEKEND AND RAKHI FESTIVAL WITH MALAI WALA LADOO,SWEET RICE WITH STRAWBERRIES AND BREAD DAHIWADA

Last weekend was busy one 15th was spent IN making laddoo recipe from here ,i further decorated laddo with inely chopped almond and did some design on the ladoo with orange food colour.

for RAKSHABANDHAN FESTIVAL

,dinner was out at friends place which was really yummy,i took malai wala laddos for her

16th morning was fast forward one,..had to go bank with hubby...and he told me bank will close by 12,..so i had to rush with everything including tieing rAKHI TO ADVAY SENT BY HIS COUSION SIS misha ,THE BELOW PIC IS OF RAKHI THALI IT CONTAINS LIGHTED OIL DIYA ,KUMKUM FEW RICE GRAINS AND RAKHI SENT BY ADVAYS COUSION MISHA,MALAI LADDO,CHOCOLATE GIVEN BY MY FREN AND A SMALL DISH TO MIX KUMKUM ,RICE GRAIN AND CURD TOGETHER FOR APPLYING TIKA.I TIED MISHAS RAKHI TO ADVAY.

finally at 11:30 when i asked him,..why arent we leaving he told me bank open till 1pm he knows i am very slow,..so to manage everything he told me time 12...i got so angry...i had missed my morning tea,..because of rakshabandhan festival had to do other things too,..:-(,..anyways after the bank work,,,we had lunch out and then had to meet workshop group frens,..so evening was spent with them,..hubby had some other chores so he went home,..after meeting my frens,,,took advay to temple near my home,...and by seven reached home.,..tired and all,..but was glad cuase hubby was waiting with hot coffee,,,huh ,,,what a relief,..

after such a tiring day,,thought of preparing sweet rice with dryfruits with bread dahi wada and bread fries

for bread fries ingredients-brown side of bread which was not needed for dahi wada,oil,salt,pinch of turmeric,red chilli powder hal tsp,crushed red chili two,pinch of asafoetida,mustard seeds half tsp,curry leaves few.

procedure-heat oil in wok,add mustard seeds followed by asafoetida,curryleaves,dried red chilli followed by bread sides,stir fry for a minute,add salt ,turmeric and redchilli serve hot with rice and dahi wada.

for bread dahi wada recipe

click here GARNISHED WITH salt,red chilli powder,and dadis tamarind chutney

for sweet rice with dryfruits

i got the original recipe from here for dryfruits i used raisins,cranberries and chopped almonds and before serving decorated with fresh strawberries.

,..as ADVAY was tired chasing pigeons at boat quay

Make a Smilebox postcard

he slept early...so night we spent watching SINGH is king,..nice movie,,worth watching...do watch for good laugh and decent family movie with good message for all..

RAKHI THALI

ALONG WITH MALAI WALA LADDO ,

SWEET RICE AND BREAD DAHIWADA

ALL TOGETHER GO TO FESTIVE FOOD EVENT

HOSTED BY PRITI AND PURVA FOR THE THEME OF THIS MONTH BEING RAKSHABANDHAN -RAKHI THREAD OF LOVE.

THATS ALL FRENS,..HAPPY BLOGGIN CEEYA SOON,...YA I KNW I MISSED WRITING ABOUT SUNDAY,,,THATS GONNA COME NEXT...:-)

HEENA ART AND RAKHI MEMORIES

I remember the day before Rakshabandhan my grandmother used to apply heena on our hands so that the next day we could tie rakhi with hands decorated with heena Rakshabandhan festival was meant for us,.though we didnt had brother,,we used to tie rakhi to our cousions,..ya brother was missed always,..our was a joint family so more fun..i remember we used to wear lehenga chunni,and ya rakhi thali was decorated a day before, the festival,.. rakhi thali used to contain sweets,rakhi , kumkum powder,diya and rice grains after the ritual of tieing rakhi huge feats used to await us,.which mostly used to be of poori,kachodi,panner curry,chola,kheer,and other sweets,.since Rakshabandhan falls in the auspicious month of SHRAVAN and to wear green things during this month is auspicious,..its the another reason to apply heena on hands,,,green bangles

,green clothes,..in o

ther words green is the colour of this month ;-)

RAKHI FESTIVAL CELEBRATION IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF INDIA( SOURCE FROM HERE)

RAKHI PURNIMA -IN NORTH AND NORTH WEST OF INDIA

AVANI AVITTAM- CELEBRATED IN TAMILNADU,KERALA AND ANDHRA PRADESH,ALSO KNOWN AS UPAKARMAN,IMPORTANT DAY FOR BRAHMIN COMMUNITY.

NARIYAL PURNIMA-IN STATES LIKE MAHARSHTRA,GUJARAT,GOA AND KARNATAKA,OFFERING OF COCONUT IS MADE TO THE SEA GOD.

KAJARI PURNIMA-IN STATES LIKE MADHYA PRADESH,CHHATISHGARH AND UTTARPRADESH,RITUALS BEGIN FROM KAJARI NAVMI FIVE DAY BEFORE THE FESTIVAL.

PAVITROPANA-IN GUJARAT,SPECIAL PRAYER OFFERED TO LORD SHIVA.

Back here when i saw mehendi cone,..i realised that its just a week more for the auspicious month of sawan to end,..and i havent applied mehendi on my hands,..i remember every year without fail i used to apply but this year is different with advay around i dont get much time so finally today late night i applied on my hand..both my mother and mother in law had reminded me to apply but with so many things going through my mind,,,its really dificult to remember,..as advay was awake when i applied i just did simple heena design ,..applied on my legs too,..pic i wil be postiing in my tshirt blog,..

these heena designs and rakhi memories go to the FESTIVAL FOOD EVENT HOSTED BY PURVA AND PRITI

SAFFRON COLOURED HEENA GOES TO POOJA WHO IS HOSTING INDEDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT

REGULAR LUNCH OF KHICHDI ON SATURDAY AND OCCASIONALY CHAWAL SAMBHAR , AND FEW HANDMADE RAKHIS

Khichdi is prepared every Saturdays at my mothers place with side dishes like alloo ka chokha,tamatar chutney,raitha,,so last Saturday lunch was khicdhi along with urad papad,karela bhaji and curd,i remember i never liked khichdi but with time i have changed a lotz,i was more choosy about the food,..but now i have started eating everything.,,i was quiet skeptical about certain things but now i have changed my views,,.i feel times play really important role in shaping one natures,i was not what i am now few yrs back,but now with time i feel i have matured a lotz,.and ya the added responsibilities of managing house,looking after advay have made me more independent,mature and responsible,,had read somewhere times teaches everything and its really true in my case,being eldest in my family i feel i should have been more mature then my two younger sis,..but few years back i was not,..now when i look back down the memory lane,.i feel how immature i was ,..and so insensible,..thank god i have changed,..:-)

coming back to the post ingredients required for khichdi

two cups rice

one cup arhar/toor/pigeon pea lentil

TURMERIC HALF TSP

SALT TO TASTE

PROCEDURE

IN A PRESSURE COOKER ADD RICE,DAL,SALT AND TURMERIC POWDER

ADD ENOUGH WATER ABOVE THE RICE LEVEL

AND PRESSURE COOK FOR FIVE WHISTLES.

for tempering

heat half tsp ghee in wok,add cumin seeds and red chili,

once hot pour over the khichdi,

serve hot with curd and karela bhaji.

FOR KARELA BHAJI

300gm bitter gourd chopped in circle shape

onion two chopped

fenugreek seeds half tsp

pinch of asafoetida

dried red chili 2 crushed

oil to cook

salt to taste

turmeric half tsp

red chili half tsp

amchur powder half tsp

procedure

heat one tsp of oil in wok

add fenugreek seeds,followed by asafoetida and red chillies

once they start spluttering add chopped onion and keep frying

once onions are done add chopped bitter gourd,red chilli,turmeric,amchur and salt

cover and cook on low flame'

keep checking and stirring .

enjoy hot with paratha or rice dal,we had with khichdi and curd,..

enjoyed the combo for a change..

Father loves dosa sambhar a lotz and every week he is after my mother to prepare dosa sambhar,.last November when i went Delhi to meet my parents,..while i was there regular meal was prepared everyday with frequent treats from my sis,...like Bengali sweets,chat from Bengali market,..Misti doi,..and all,,she knows my choice,..so whenever she was back from office she would be back with ea tries,..but when hubby was there with us for few days,..everyday was feast,..with so many varities,to choose,..my mother and aunt used to spend whole day in kitchen preparing various delicacies,..i regret i couldnt help them as i was busy managing advay as he was too small that time,..and coping with delhi winters,..which is quiet severe,..one such feast was of masala dosa,sambhar and chutney,,,i remember me and hubby had gone out for some work,..and u guys knw about delhi traffic,..by the time we were back it was four pm,..hungry and tired when we reached home,,,we saw dining table fully laded with crispy masala dosai,chutney and sambhar,.and so delicious,..i don remember how many i had,..my aunt had prepared,,..really yummy ones,..missing home again,..everyday at parents place is like holiday ,.isn't it....counting my days to meet them again ...:-)

back here in Singapore i prepared sambhar from the sambhar powder given by lakshmi,,prepare for the first time,,,had with plain rice and jeera alloo,for the sambhar reicpe i followed lakshmis recipe...taste was yum,thanks lakshmi for sharing..but sambhar didnt look like sambhar ,..learnt from my mistake,,,next time i prepare i goona make sure to add more water ,any other tip for sambhar making do post in the comment section ,

for jeera alloo

in a wok add half tsp of oil,add one tsp of cumin seeds,asafoetida a pinch,.once they start spluttering add two chopped potatoes followed by salt and red chilli powder,keep stirring,cover and cook,..

once done remove from flame and serve hot with rice dal or prantha.

PRITI AND PURVA ARE HOSTING FESTIVE FOOD EVENT THESE COLOURFUL RAKHI GO TO THEM,TO CHECK OUT MORE PICS AND HOW I MADE THESE RAKHIS PLEASE CLICK HERE

THE AUGUST MONTH THEME IS RAKHI THREAD OF LOVE ,NICE EVENT PRITI AND PURVA,HAPPY HOSTING..

KHICHDI

GOES TO EC WHO IS HOSTING

WYF COLOUR IN FOOD event FOR THE colour YELLOW INGREDIENT TURMERIC.

and SAMBHAR

GOES TO SWC KARNATAKA EVENT HOSTED BY SHEETAL and STARTED BY LAKSHMI .,

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just saw so i am back again my recipe of lauki kheer has been selected under best presented category for voting,..do vote here if u like the presentation

WILL BE BACK WITH MORE FRENS ,,,CEEYA HAPPY BLOGGING,..;-)